Synonyms
- applesauce [slang]
- balderdash
- baloney
- boloney
- beans
- bilge
- blah
- blah-blah
- blarney
- blather
- blatherskite
- blither
- bosh
- bull [slang]
- bunk
- bunkum
- buncombe
- claptrap
- codswallop [British]
- crapola [slang]
- crock
- drivel
- drool
- fiddle
- fiddle-faddle
- fiddlesticks
- flannel [British]
- flapdoodle
- folderol
- falderal
- folly
- foolishness
- fudge
- garbage
- hogwash
- hokeypokey
- hokum
- hoodoo
- hooey
- horsefeathers [slang]
- humbug
- humbuggery
- jazz
- malarkey
- malarky
- moonshine
- muck
- nerts [slang]
- nonsense
- nuts
- piffle
- poppycock
- punk
- rot
- rubbish
- senselessness
- silliness
- slush
- stupidity
- taradiddle
- tarradiddle
- tommyrot
- tosh
- trash
- trumpery
- twaddle
Examples of guff in a Sentence
His latest book has a lot of guff about conspiracies of one kind or another.
His friends have given him a lot of guff about his hair.
She doesn't take guff from anybody.
Recent Examples on the Web
No longer was the genre considered all-singing, all-dancing guff beloved by American philistines, but something of emotional and intellectual merit.
—
Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2023
And Gerwig and Gosling, who got a lot of guff about his age when he was cast, managed to turn his Ken into the unexpected emotional center of the movie after his character is hilariously wooed by patriarchal tropes.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2023
Lolo, who takes no guff, even as a small child, pops him right in the nose.
—Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 6 July 2023
Fiercely independent, Pavon took no guff.
—Katy Read, Star Tribune, 24 Dec. 2020
But the workplace scenes, especially in early seasons, were also entertaining, thanks to a variety of celebrity callers (who weren’t playing themselves, which added to the fun) and Frasier’s capable producer, Roz (Peri Gilpin), who doesn’t take any guff from Mr. Pretentious.
—oregonlive, 2 July 2020
Mullen gets some guff about recruiting, because he’s never been in the same league as Nick Saban or Kirby Smart – or Urban Meyer during his Florida days.
—Christopher Smith, al, 2 Oct. 2020
Given him a lot of guff for his work over the years, but this was one of bill Mason’s ideas.
—Staff Reports, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2022
Perform mindless, pointless and degrading tasks all day while taking guff from perfect strangers and feckless idiots.
—Pat Myers, Washington Post, 16 June 2022
Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2023
And Gerwig and Gosling, who got a lot of guff about his age when he was cast, managed to turn his Ken into the unexpected emotional center of the movie after his character is hilariously wooed by patriarchal tropes.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2023
Lolo, who takes no guff, even as a small child, pops him right in the nose.
—Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 6 July 2023
Fiercely independent, Pavon took no guff.
—Katy Read, Star Tribune, 24 Dec. 2020
But the workplace scenes, especially in early seasons, were also entertaining, thanks to a variety of celebrity callers (who weren’t playing themselves, which added to the fun) and Frasier’s capable producer, Roz (Peri Gilpin), who doesn’t take any guff from Mr. Pretentious.
—oregonlive, 2 July 2020
Mullen gets some guff about recruiting, because he’s never been in the same league as Nick Saban or Kirby Smart – or Urban Meyer during his Florida days.
—Christopher Smith, al, 2 Oct. 2020
Given him a lot of guff for his work over the years, but this was one of bill Mason’s ideas.
—Staff Reports, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2022
Perform mindless, pointless and degrading tasks all day while taking guff from perfect strangers and feckless idiots.
—Pat Myers, Washington Post, 16 June 2022
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“Guff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guff. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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